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Cape York Partnership founder Noel Pearson told Q&A that Indigenous Australians were ‘the most incarcerated people on the planet Earth’. Is that right?
Australia needs to think about who gets the flu vaccine first before the next pandemic strikes and supplies run low.
The majority of women in prison have committed minor, non-violent crimes. But a large number have committed violent offences such as assault, homicide and robbery.
The European Court of Human Rights will consider whether Breivik’s human rights have been violated by his solitary detention.
Spending time in prison for one’s political beliefs can be incredibly challenging. Those convictions can help you to survive those times.
New psychoactive substances, same problematic users.
Reducing stubbornly high levels of violence can be achieved if there is a focus on ensuring that children are not exposed to violence or toxic stress at home.
But is the data misleading?
What was shown on Four Corners was cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment – if not torture.
Why reforms to treat prisoners as ‘assets’ rather than ‘liabilities’ is a step in the right direction.
In 2015, a person took their life in prison every four days.
Two-thirds of released prisoners in the US are arrested again within three years. Here’s how we could change that.
President Obama wants to reopen access to Pell grants to prisoners. Studies show when men and women enroll in college programs, they are less likely to return to prison.
There’s no escaping it. Wentworth, FremantleMedia’s reimagining of the Reg Grundy cult classic TV series Prisoner, is packing a punch far above its weight – and probably all industry expectations. A project…
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